Card holder



w. s. EEAZELI, I CARD HOLDER' Filed July '7, 192

IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIHIH Patented Feb. 22,3927.

STFYTQES a 1,6 8,163: IP TENTYOFFIC f WILLIAMS. E z nL, or; naxnwoonioirroi c ean. 11mm.

Application fi led July 7, 192.6. Serial No. 121, 31.

The present invention relates to a card ortype which are used in houses to inform the drivers of certain trucks that the occupants I of the house desire them to stop, and deliver their wares. Cards of this general type are frequently distributed among their customers by ice companies, bakeriesand the. like, with instructions to place the card in a conspicuous-position at the front of the, house when it is desired to have the driver of one of their wagons stop. In someinstances the card is printed ordesigned so that it can be turned into different positions .toindicate the exact commodity or exact amount of the particular commodity desired, thereby enabling the driver to deliver just what is wanted on his first call without having to make a first trip to find out 'what is wanted and a second trip to deliver the, goods.

The present holder or bracket admits of such a card being easily and quickly placed in position or removed therefrom and sepurely holds the cardin place so that it can be easily seen by a person or drver'pasfsing the house. i The card may be clamped so that it can be held in any desired angular position and cannot be blown away by the wind. WVhile; one particular embodiment of the invention is shown ,on' the; drawing and described in thespecification for illustrative purposes, it will be understood that many modifications and changes can be made; in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention. I

' For a full understanding of the, invention as claimed reference is tojbehadto the following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l 1s a front elevation of a card; holder which is constructed in accordance with the invention, ;the.card being shown as clamped in position thereby and portions of the card being broken away.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device with the card shown in section, the retaining ,bar beingshownby full lines in the position assumed when holding a card in position,

and by dotted lines in the. position assumed when it is swung. outwardly to; admit of a card' or thelike'being placed in position in the holder or removed, therefrom. 1 I

Figure 3 is a frontelevation of a slightly modified form of the invention in which the holder is mounted on the end of an arm.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the construction shown b'y Figure 8.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to, in the following description and indicated on all of the views ofthe drawi-ng by like reference characters.

Referring to 1 the drawings, which illus trate two of many possible embodiments of the invention, the numeral 1--designates "a fiat base againstwhich a card or likemeniher 2 is adapted to'be held by means of a retaining bar 3. The base linay be-of a suitable size and shape, as shown by Figure 2, and is adapted to besecur-ed to a suitable support 4 by means of a screw 5 or other fastening member. Projecting from the front of the flat, base 1 is as h'ort stem 6',

and the card or sign '2'is intendedto' be formed with a suitable opening! toreceive the stem whenfth'e card isin position The short stem 6 is provided with a pin S ivhich .is loosely received within a slot 9 in the retaining bar. In the preferred form 'of the invention," as shown by the drawings,the end of the stem 6 is bifurcated to receive the retaining bar 3v and the pin 8 extends transversely across the bifurcation. -The H slot 9"in the retaining bar extends front-an inter-mediate point therein to, a point near one of the ends of the bar, and when the bar is moved longitudinally to bring thepin 8 into the outer end of the slot 9, the retain ing bar, can be swungupon the pin as a center vinto a position at rightangles to the base 1" and in alignment with the stem 6 or into'a position parallel tov the base 1 and at rightangles to the stem 6." The ends of the retaining bar 3 are cut-ofi at, an angle, as

indicatedat 3*, andthe base of; the bifurca:

tion-"in the end "of the stem 6 is formed with i a orrespond ngly nfi ine h e as shown by dotted lines on igure 2, so; that when the retaining bar is swungoutwardly in alignme ith he t m the v led en 4 8* thereof will abut against the shoulder" at the inner end of the bifurcation and limit the swinging movement of the bar. The bar that the card 2 or like member can readily be placed in position on the stem or removed therefrom, thebar being of such a width as to pass'freely through the opening in a longitudinal direction Afterthe card has been placed in positionthe bar 3 is swung into a position at right angles to the stem 9 and then. moved overthepin 8 to bring the pin to the inner end of' the slot 9. The arrangement of the device is 1 reterably such "that'theretaining bar will drop into such and slot'will have a cam action to force the v in position.

bar toward the base 1 and clamp thecard 2 in-position;

A slight modification is shown by Figures 3 and 4-, in whichthe base 1 is secured to the outer end of a supporting arm 10. The other end of the supporting arm may be seecured to a suitable part of theibuilding 11. As shown on the drawings, the base 1 is se cured in position by means of a centrally located screw 5, and in the modification shown by Figures 8 and 4 this screw is caused to engage a knobor. enlargement 1O at the outer end of the arm 11 instead of being threaded in the side of a house or the like, as shown by Figure 2. The card or sign 2 maybe or any suitable type and may have any desired announcement printed or marked thereon. suitable opening to receive the stem 6, and the retaining bar can be quickly moved into position, as previously described, either to clamp thecard in position or permitit to be applied to the stem or removed therefrom. Y

Any suitable means may be provided for engaging the supporting arm 10 to hold it As shown by Figures 3 and. i, a keeper 12 is secured to the side of the building and the end of the arm 10 can be 'slidably inserted in the keeper when it is desiredto secure the arm in position." The arm can be moved in and out within-the keeper and a set screw 13- is' provided for clamping the arm in positionwhen it has been properly adjusted. The keeper may be permanently secured to the desired portion of the building and admits of the arm be? ing placed in position or removed therefrom at any timewhen such may be desired. I Having thus described my invention what I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1.,The r combination with a perforated The sign is formed with a card, or" a base, a stem projecting. from the base and adapted to be received in the per fora'tion of. the card, and a retaining bar having a pin and longitudinally. 7 extending slot connection with the stem whereby it can be swung into alignment with the stem when placing the card in position or removing it therefrom and swung lnto a position transverse to the stem to engage and foration of the card,;a pin on the stem, a

retaining bar having a slot therein which slidably receives the in and extends toward an end of the bar so that the bar can ,be swung into alignment with the stem when the pin is at one end of the slot and will hold the card in place on 'thestein when the pin is at'the other end of the slot.

3; The combination with a perforated card, or a base, a stem projecting from the base and adapted to be received in the perforation of the card, a retaining bar having a pin and slot connection with the stem for relative travel'whereby it can either be swung into alignment with thestem to admit of thecard being placed in position or removed therefrom or swung into a posit-ion at right angles to the stem to hold the card in place, the slotted portion of tl18COI1Il6C- tion having a cam formation to force said bar toward the card being clamped against the base. 1

4. The combination with .a tierforated card, of a base, a stem projecting from the base and adapted to'bereceivedinthe perforation of the card, a pin on the stem, a

retaining bar having a slot therein which is inclined with respect to the axis of the bar and extends toward one end thereof, said against which the card is adapted to lit, a

positioning stem'jprojecting from the base and adapted toengage the card to hold it in "place, and a retaining bar having a pin and slot connection with" the stem, the slot having a cam arrangement so that movements of the retaining bar Wlll cause it to move laterally of the pin 'to'engage the card and clamp it I against the base.

In testimony whereof I affix inysignatnre.

AM BEAZELL. 

